Quote Originally Posted by Skiploder View Post
Where is your proof Neal - your experience with one friend's snake or perusing through videos? I'm confused as to why you would pick a forum fight based on so little direct experience with an animal.

I don't keep cobras, but I've handled them. After you and Crotalids did your little round of slap fighting on each other I asked a very good friend of mine who keeps rinkhals, coral cobras and true cobras (and has done so for years) and he laughed and claimed that they can strike from any angle, hooded or not, awkward or not. In fact he took a dry bite on his forearm from a taiwanese cobra that he estimates had to - while hooded - strike up almost 2' to hit him.

....and that anyone who perceives that their strikes are limited will be in for a nasty surprise. So, forget Crotalids, I wan't to get back to my friend Chuck and tell him he's wrong. Before I use you as an example, provide me with the ammo to do so.
Skip, I still haven't seen it happen. So my original statement may of been wrong, but it was from the experience that I have. Yes I don't keep cobras so I don't see them daily and I don't see their feeding responses. So with all that said I may of been wrong. If so then I'll gladly admit that I am, but I have yet to see it happen, but that doesn't mean it hasn't or it can't happen. I don't claim to know everything, I was simply pointing out the Crotalids that I haven't witnessed it happen. Then I just asked him to provide proof, so that way I can see first hand and correct my information.

I haven't seen a man lift a vehicle, but I remember seeing something on the news ages ago about a man lifting a car off of a kid to save the kids life. I'm not saying it can't be done but I've not seen it. I probably should of put that in my experience I haven't seen one strike up from a hooded position, that probably would of saved the whole argument. The way I was approached put me in the wrong mood, so with you being a friend and somebody I respect a lot I find your approach a lot differently. So yea, I'm probably wrong, but again with my limited experience I've yet to see it. I'm actually glad I haven't because if I would of then I would of most likely gotten bit.